Maria Mitchell

Blog Posts

A Terrible Mother’s Day May 16, 2017 by Deborah Shapiro

A cautionary tale from the Vail Telegraph Collection on how NOT to celebrate Mother’s Day.

Sneak Peek 5/15/2017 May 15, 2017 by Marguerite Roby

Link Love: 5/12/2017 May 12, 2017 by Effie Kapsalis

Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and Washington D.C & American history.

See Here: 5/12/2017 May 12, 2017 by Kira M. Sobers

Science Service, Up Close: White House Science Advisors, from Roosevelt to Nixon May 11, 2017 by Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette

May 11 is the anniversary of establishment of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). That 1976 legislation further ratified the influence of scientists on national policy, positioning them to provide ready advice to the President.

Wonderful Women Wednesday: Mary Parrish May 10, 2017 by Effie Kapsalis

Scientific illustrator Mary Parrish, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, collaborates with paleobiologists to show the public what extinct landcapes looked like. #Groundbreaker

Mothers Day Inspiration May 9, 2017 by Jennifer Wright

Get ready for Mother's Day with these images of Smithsonian staff and their families caring for young animals.